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Iron for waxing
 Poster: A snowHead
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Does it matter if the iron i use has steam holes in the base?

I've got an old iron i could use which is perfectly functional, but it does have steam holes in the base.

I've been looking for any iron without the holes, but even travel irons nowadays have a steam option and hence holes.

So will the holes matter? I could cover the base of the iron in ali foil which would prevent the wax getting into the holes.
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

lower, I had the same problem as you and ended up getting a travel iron with steam holes and it worked ok. Wax gets in the holes but just runs out again.
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

I used one like that... but they seem to go cold quick and then take ages to warm up again. Really found that a proper waxing iron is worth paying for.
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No problems with using a steam iron at all - have used one for many years. Have never had any problems with it - has always kept constant temperature, never burnt the ski base (of various pairs of skis) and has always warmed up quickly.
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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lower, I've been using an old iron. It works fine, as geepee says, the wax just runs out, although make sure to heat up the iron and drip/shake out all the old wax first as it can get a bit dirty.

If I had the cash right now, I'd probably buy a proper waxing iron.
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A travel iron, or old domestic iron, whether steam or not, is fine for waxing skis *provided* you don't let the iron rest on the skis at all, and their temperature control is far less accurate than a proper skiing waxing iron, so they tend to go too hot, too cold, too hot, too cold - so waxing may take longer than you expect.

Whether a proper waxing iron is worth the premium, only you can decide.
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RobW, I agree... it's only the time aspect that made me buy a proper wax iron. I like to do a pricision job and hated the hanging around. Never mind waxing my mates board Shocked
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